Potty Training Update/Parent Conferences

Noah has been in underpants for almost an entire week now! He's had a few accidents, but not as many in past couple of days and he's been staying dry through naps and even overnight! It's crazy that literally a week ago I had just worked up the courage to put him in underpants. Who knew it would happen so quickly! I wouldn't say that he's "fully potty trained" since he still really needs a lot of assistance to go, but he's definitely made significant progress in the past week. He's actually having a lot of time using the potty without me. He stayed dry at school today, but I think he held it in all day until I picked him up to go. I guess there's always something...hahaha.. I am just super excited that he's in underpants almost full time now. I almost can't believe that it's true!

I also had my second teacher conference today and I have to say it went better than the first. I don't think the first one went badly necessarily, but I was kind of nervous, and the teacher seemed kind of nervous too for some reason. Or maybe I was just thinking she was nervous because I've been on the teacher side of the conference for so long. In any event, it went well today, and I can confirm that parents really just want to know that their kid's teacher likes their kid! That used to always be my number one piece of advice regarding parent teacher conferences (again, from the teacher side of things) and now I know it's definitely true. And even though it seems like conferences for a 2 year old aren't really that important, I really felt like I got a lot of information today. Maybe it's because Noah's getting older? It was good to hear that he behaves pretty similarly at home and at school because it assures me that Noah is comfortable and happy at school. It was also reassuring to hear that he is engaged in activities...as opposed to sitting under a table in the corner all day long. Haha. I guess because he's gaining more independence, interacting more with classmates, and developing more skills, it's nice to hear someone else's perspective, particularly one that's tempered by broader experience. Other fun facts I learned today: Noah can recognize his name, and he might be ambidextrous!